Weir High hosts Black History Bowl

March 2, 2013

WEIRTON - Several Weir High School students demonstrated their knowledge of black history Thursday, taking part in the second-annual Carter G. Woodson Black History Bowl in the school's theater.

Sitting on stage in front of their peers, three teams of students competed by answering questions concerning both local and national African-American history.

"I'm just very proud of all of you for participating," Helen Jackson-Gillison, president and chief executive officer of the West Virginia All Black Schools Sports and Academic Hall of Fame, said. "We know you had to study hard for this."

The Hall of Fame organized the history bowl, launching it in 2012 with a competition at Weir High School.

"Next year we hope to have it countywide," she said, noting her ultimate goal would be to have a state competition and be able to present scholarships to the winning teams.

This year's winning team was the I Have a Dream Team, captained by Tyler Conrad, with Ontasia Petteway, Dominique Gilbert, Matt Tenaglio, Katarina Alatis and Shane Spencer.